According to the Municipal Secretariat for Black Community Issues, which was responsible for establishing the SOS Racism programme, of the 60 complaints filed to date, 38 per cent occurred in the workplace, 28 per cent referred to problems in the neighbourhood, and 11 per cent involved public bodies.
En 1999, el gobierno del Estado de Pernambuco, mediante el Decreto Nº 21670, instituyó el Programa de Derechos Humanos del Estado.